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Factories Act, 1948 Section 14

Title: Dust and Fume

State: Central

Year: 1948

(1) In every factory in which, by reason of the manufacturing process carried on, there is given off any dust or fume or other impurity of such a nature and to such an extent as is likely to be injurious or offensive to the workers employed therein, or any dust in substantial quantities, effective measures shall be taken to prevent its inhalation and accumulation in any workroom, and if any exhaust appliance is necessary for this purpose, it shall be applied as near as possible to the point of origin of the dust, fume or other impurity, and such point shall be enclosed so far as possible. (2) In any factory no stationary internal combustion engine shall be operated unless the exhaust is conducted into the open air, and no other internal combustion engine shall be operated in any room unless effective measures have been taken to prevent such accumulation of fumes therefrom as are likely to be injurious to workers employed in the room.

Factories Act, 1948 Section 37

Title: Explosive or Inflammable Dust, Gas, Etc

State: Central

Year: 1948

(1) Where in any factory any manufacturing process produces dust, gas, fume or vapour of such character and to such extent as to be likely to explode on ignition, all practicable measure shall be taken to prevent any such explosion by-- (a) effective enclosure of the plant or machinery used in the process; (b) removal or prevention of the accumulation of such dust, gas, fume or vapour; (c) exclusion or effective enclosure of all possible sources of ignition. (2) Where in any factory the plant or machinery used in a process such as is referred to in sub-section (1) is not so constructed as to withstand the probable pressure which such an explosion as aforesaid would produce, all practicable measures shall be taken to restrict the spread and effects of the explosion by the provision in the plant or machinery of chokes, baffles, vents or other effective appliances. (3) Where any part of the plant or machinery in a factory contains any explosive or inflammable gas or vapour under pressure greater than atmospheric pressure, that part shall not be opened except in accordance with the following provisions, namely:-- (a) before the fastening of any joint of any pipe.....

Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 Section 334

Title: Abatement of Nuisance from Dust, Smoke, Etc.

State: Karnataka

Year: 1976

If in the opinion of the Commissioner the storage, dumping or deposit in any building or land of coal, charcoal, ashes, cinders, gunny bags, wool cotton or any material of the shifting, breaking, cutting or burning of such coal charcoal, ashes, cinders or material or subjecting the same to any process causes or is likely to cause nuisance to the inhabitants in the neighbourhood of such building or land, by the emanation of dust, floating particles, smoke, unwholesome smell or noise or otherwise, he may, by notice, require the owner or occupier of such building of land to take such steps as may be specified in the notice for the abatement of such nuisance.

Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 Section 224

Title: Depositing Dust, Etc.

State: Karnataka

Year: 1964

(1) Whoever deposits or causes or suffers any member of his family or household to deposit any dust, dirt, dung or ashes, or garden, kitchen or stable refuse, or filth of any kind, or any animal matter or any broken glass or earthenware or other rubbish or any other thing that is or may be a nuisance, in any street or in any arch under a street or in any drain beside a street or on any open space or on the bank of any river, water-course or nallah, except at such places, in such manner and at such hours as shall be fixed by the municipal council, and whoever commits or suffers any member of his family to commit nuisance in any such place as aforesaid, shall be punished with fine which may extend to twenty-five rupees. (2) Whoever throws or puts or causes or suffers any member of his familyor household to throw or put any of the matter above described or, except with the permission of the municipal council, any nightsoil into any sewer, drain, culvert, tunnel, gutter or water-course, and whoever commits nuisance, or suffers any member of his family to commit nuisance, in any such drain, culvert, tunnel or water-course or in such close proximity thereto as to pollute the same, sh

Factories Act, 1948 Schedule II

Title: The Second Schedule

State: Central

Year: 1948

..... 2 mg/m3 , respirable dust fraction containing less than 5% quartz mppcm Million particles per cubic metre of air based on impinger samples counted by light-field techniques. *As determined by the membrane-liter method at 400--450 x megnification (4 mm objective) phase contrast illumination. Respirable Dust: Fraction passing a size-selector with the following characteristics: Aerodynamic Diameter (u.m.) % passing sector (Unit density sphere) < 2 90 2.5 75 3.5 50 5.0 25 10 0] ____________________ 1.Substituted by S.O. 170 (E), dated 2nd March, 1989. 2.Substituted by S.O. 342 (E), dated 19th April, 2001 (w.e.f. 19-4-2001). 3.Lint-free dust as measured by the vertical clutricator cotton-dust sampler.

The Factories Act, 1948 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 1948

THE FACTORIES ACT, 1948 THE FACTORIES ACT, 1948 ACT NO. 63 OF 1948 1* [23rd September, 1948.] An Act to consolidate and amend the law regulating labour in factories. WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law regulating labour in factories; It is hereby enacted as follows:- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement. 1. Short title, extent and commencement. (1) This Act may be called the Factories Act, 1948. 2*[(2) It extends to the whole of India 3***.] (3) It shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 1949. 2. Interpretation. 2. Interpretation. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- (a) "adult" means a person who has completed his fifteenth year of age; (b) "adolescent" means a person who has completed his fifteen year of age but has not completed his eighteenth year; 4*[(bb) "calendar year" means the period of twelve months beginning with the first day of January in any year;] (c) "child" means a person who has not completed his fifteenth year of age; 5*[(ca)] "competent person", in relation to any provision of this Act, means a person or an institution recognized as such by the Chief.....

The Factories Act, 1948 Complete Act

State: Delhi

Year: 1948

THE FACTORIES ACT, 1948 THE FACTORIES ACT, 1948 ACT NO. 63 OF 1948 1* [23rd September, 1948.] An Act to consolidate and amend the law regulating labour in factories. WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law regulating labour in factories; It is hereby enacted as follows:- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement. (1) This Act may be called the Factories Act, 1948. 2*[(2) It extends to the whole of India 3***.] (3) It shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 1949. 2. Interpretation. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- (a) "adult" means a person who has completed his fifteenth year of age; (b) "adolescent" means a person who has completed his fifteen year of age but has not completed his eighteenth year; 4*[(bb) "calendar year" means the period of twelve months beginning with the first day of January in any year;] (c) "child" means a person who has not completed his fifteenth year of age; 5*[(ca)] "competent person", in relation to any provision of this Act, means a person or an institution recognized as such by the Chief Inspector for the purposes of.....

Factories Act, 1948 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1948

FACTORIES ACT, 1948 FACTORIES ACT, 1948 63 of 1948 An Act to consolidate and amend the law regulating labour in factories. WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the law regulating labour in factories; It is hereby enacted as follows:- SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT (1) This Act may be called the Factories Act, 1948. 1[(2) It extends to the whole of India 2[***]]. (3) It shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 1949. SECTION 02: INTERPRETATION In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- (a) "adult" means a person who has completed his eighteenth year of age; (b) "adolescent" means a person who has completed his fifteen year of age but has not completed his eighteenth year; 3[( bb) "calendar year" means the period of twelve months beginning with the first day of January in any year;] (c) "child" means a person who has not completed his fifteenth year of age; 4[(ca)"competent person", in relation to any provision of this Act, means a person or an institution recognised as such by the Chief Inspector for the purposes of carrying out tests, examinations and inspections required to be done in a factory under.....

The Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Act, 1981 Complete Act

State: Tamil Nadu

Year: 1981

.....includes any kind of bicycle, tricycle, cycle-rickshaw and palanquin, but does not include any motor vehicle within the meaning of Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (Central Act IV of 1939); Notes Sec.2(6) " Carriage " Trailer Car " whether a carriage " Case decided with reference to Madras Act 18 MLJ 149 (7) "cart" includes any wheeled vehicle which is not a carriage but does not include any motor vehicle within the meaning of Motor vehicles Act, 1939 (Central Act IV of 1939); (8) "casual vacancy" means a vacancy occurring otherwise than by efflux of time and "casual election" means an election held on the occurrence of a causal vacancy; (9) "City of Coimbatore" or "City" means the local area comprised in the Coimbatore Municipality and includes any local area which after the commencement of this Act, is included in the City but does not include any local area which after such commencement is excluded from the City; (10) "Coimbatore Municipality" means the Coimbatore Municipality as constituted under the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920 (Tamil Nadu Act V of 1920); (11) "company" means " (a) any company as defined in the Companies Act, 1956 (Central Act I.....

Factories Act, 1948 Chapter IV

Title: Safety

State: Central

Year: 1948

..... 1. Inserted by Act 94 of 1976, section 12 ( w.e.f. 26-10-1976) . Section 25 - Self-acting machines No traversing part of a self-acting machine in any factory and no material carried thereon shall, if the space over which it runs is a space over which any person is liable to pass, whether in the course of hi s employment or otherwise, be allowed to run on its outward or inward traverse within a distance of1[forty-five centimetres] from any fixed structure which is not part of the machine: Provided that the Chief Inspector may permit the continued use of a machine installed before the commencement of this Act which does not comply with the requirements of this section on such conditions for ensuring safety as he may think fit to impose. ___________________ 1. Substituted by Act 20 of 1987, section 11, for "eighteen inches" ( w.e.f. 1-12-1987) . Section 26 - Casing of new machinery ( 1 ) In all machinery driven by power and installed in any factory after the commencement of this Act,-- (a) every set screw, bolt or key on any revolving shaft, spindle, wheel or pinion shall be so sunk, encased or otherwise effectively guarded as to prevent danger ; .....